Why do 151st kept reporting her name as Isabelle Li instead of Li Siyun? Are they trying to hide the fact that she is a China-born player being imported here to represent Singapore under the Foreign Talent Scheme? Why are they so afraid to let the world know?
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_569482.html
Aug 22, 2010
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES: SINGAPORE 2010
S'pore paddler in semis
By Gerard Wong
ISABELLE Li is one step away from winning another medal for Singapore at the Youth Olympic Games.
The 15-year-old paddler, who reached the last eight after winning two of her three group stage matches on Sunday morning, entered the semi-finals of the girls singles competition after beating Romania's Bernadette Szocs 4-1 in their quarter-final clash on Sunday evening.
Buoyed by the partisan crowd support at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the Singapore Sports School student made a promising start when she won her first set 11-8. But she then fell 5-11 as 15-year-old Szocs tied the game. However, Li, who had competed in over 20 international tournaments across four continents in preparation for the YOG, was unfazed and relied on her patient, defensive game to wear down Szocs and frustrate her.
The tactic worked. Constantly invited to go for the kill, Szocs made a string of errors which enabled Li to win the next two sets 11-5 and 11-8. An increasingly anxious and agitated Szocs went all out in the deciding set to try reduce the deficit, but Li proved to be a brick wall against her attacks and eventually won 11-7 to book her place in the last four.
Li will now face Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut in the semi-finals on Monday morning (10am). Sawettabut had defeated Japan's Ayuka Tanioka 4-0 (11-7, 11-4, 12-10, 11-8) in their quarter-final match.
Singapore's Clarence Chew did not make it to the quarter-finals of the Boys' singles competition though. He was knocked out in the second round of the group stage after losing 2-3 to Stefan Leitgeb of Austria and Ojo Onaolapo of Nigeria.
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Sport/Story/STIStory_569482.html
Aug 22, 2010
YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES: SINGAPORE 2010
S'pore paddler in semis
By Gerard Wong
ISABELLE Li is one step away from winning another medal for Singapore at the Youth Olympic Games.
The 15-year-old paddler, who reached the last eight after winning two of her three group stage matches on Sunday morning, entered the semi-finals of the girls singles competition after beating Romania's Bernadette Szocs 4-1 in their quarter-final clash on Sunday evening.
Buoyed by the partisan crowd support at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the Singapore Sports School student made a promising start when she won her first set 11-8. But she then fell 5-11 as 15-year-old Szocs tied the game. However, Li, who had competed in over 20 international tournaments across four continents in preparation for the YOG, was unfazed and relied on her patient, defensive game to wear down Szocs and frustrate her.
The tactic worked. Constantly invited to go for the kill, Szocs made a string of errors which enabled Li to win the next two sets 11-5 and 11-8. An increasingly anxious and agitated Szocs went all out in the deciding set to try reduce the deficit, but Li proved to be a brick wall against her attacks and eventually won 11-7 to book her place in the last four.
Li will now face Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut in the semi-finals on Monday morning (10am). Sawettabut had defeated Japan's Ayuka Tanioka 4-0 (11-7, 11-4, 12-10, 11-8) in their quarter-final match.
Singapore's Clarence Chew did not make it to the quarter-finals of the Boys' singles competition though. He was knocked out in the second round of the group stage after losing 2-3 to Stefan Leitgeb of Austria and Ojo Onaolapo of Nigeria.
Just read the para above... there's a Thai with a Thai name, a Jap with a Jap name, an Austrian with an Austrian name and a Nigerian with a Nigerian name. The odd one out is of course the chinamen who goes by the name of "Clarence"!!! I'm sure his Chinese ancestors must be very proud of him for trying to hide his heritage.
